Greg Johannes has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the Australian public, private, not-for-profit and research sectors. His roles have included Head of the State Service and Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Tasmania. In [...]
Professor Irene Penesis is the Interim CEO of the Blue Economy CRC. Irene was the bid leader responsible for developing the successful application to the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program. Irene’s passion for a transition to renewable energy, [...]
Angela Williamson recently joined the Blue Economy CRC as Director of Blue Policy & Planning. She brings a passion for sustainable oceans development and a wealth of experiences in government, political and private sector gained over the past two decades. [...]
Professor Chris Carter is Program Leader for Seafood and Marine Products in the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre and Professor of Aquaculture Nutrition at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). His main interest is building sustainable aquaculture through [...]
Evan Gray has research interests focused on the physics of energy-related materials, including hydrogen storage materials and superconductors, and modelling energy systems. He has worked on materials for solid-state hydrogen storage for more than 30 years, using national and international [...]
Professor Chris Frid is committed to transdisciplinary research as the key to finding solutions to the grand challenges facing society and has worked with engineers, fishing gear technologists, political scientists, sociologists and economists. He was the lead ecologist in a [...]
Dr Damon Howe is the Deputy Program Leader for the Offshore Engineering and Technology Deputy Program. Damon works as a lecturer and researcher at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) – University of Tasmania as a member of the marine renewable [...]
Professor Lindsey White completed his PhD at the University of Auckland in 2001. He was awarded a three-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and in 2004 took up a position as Senior Lecturer [...]
Jana works as a Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia focusing on ocean renewable energy; applying analytical, numerical and experimental skills to solve challenging problems in the field of hydrodynamics. Her work aims to advance fundamental understanding [...]
Andrew Harris is a naval architect with 25 years of experience, primarily in UK naval ship procurement and in service support. He graduated with a Batchelor’s degree in ship science from the University of Southampton in 1995 and joined BMT [...]
Elisa-Marie Dumas is a global leader in entrepreneurial development, innovation, and commercialisation, with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering high-impact programs worldwide. As CEO of Springboard, she championed female founders on a global scale. At Investible, she led global [...]
Monique (Ngāti Whātua) is the Head of Relationships and Communications at New Zealand King Salmon, a role she stepped into in September 2023 as part of the company’s Senior Leadership Team. With a strong background in Māori resource management, environmental [...]
Peter Bell is a Research Technologist who has worked for Plant and Food Research in Nelson, New Zealand for the last 10 years. He has a BSc in Ecology and Masters in Marine Science where he examined the comparative performance [...]
Dr. Victor Shelamoff is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Victor’s research applies fundamental biological and ecological knowledge to better understand the dynamics of marine and coastal ecosystems, especially the impacts [...]
George Frake III is a senior engineer at Advanced Composite Structures Australia (ACS-A), bringing a background in aerospace engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to joining ACS-A in early 2023, George gained valuable experience as a Fuselage [...]
James Walker is a qualified Mechanical Engineer from Western Australia, working as the Project Manager for MoorPower at Carnegie Clean Energy. With extensive experience in production management in the shipbuilding industry, he has been the technical lead for the installation [...]
Mark Preece is the Seawater Manager at the New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited (NZKS) and the chair of the NZ Salmon Farmers Association. With 30 years of experience in the aquaculture industry, Mark has progressed from a shift worker [...]
Zac Waddington is a Canadian-trained veterinarian with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Honours) from Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He has specialized in aquatic medicine for the past 8 years, with a strong emphasis on salmon. He has undertaken specialty [...]
Michael is a Principal Advisor Aquaculture Operational Policy in the Aquaculture Settlement and Operational Policy team at Fisheries New Zealand, a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). He is a respected resource management and coastal planning expert, [...]
Henry Jeffrey is a specialist in marine energy roadmaps, action plans and strategies. He is a co-director for the UK SuperGen (Offshore Renewable Energy) project and heads the Policy and Innovation Group in the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Energy [...]
Di Maynard is an advisor within Marine Resources at NRE Tasmania. Following 25 years’ experience in marine industries, aquaculture management and environmental sustainability, Di is now contributing to emerging marine industries growth through research collaboration and regulatory systems development for [...]
Myriam’s work focuses on marine geospatial modelling for the blue economy for applications in industry and government. Her current research projects cover a broad range of topics related to the sustainable development of marine industries through marine spatial planning and [...]
Yvette holds a double degree in Chemical Engineering and Science from the University of Melbourne. After graduating in 1999 she began her career with Orica on their graduate engineers’ program. During this time, she worked in technical sales, process engineering [...]
Eric Gubesch is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian Maritime College (AMC), a specialist institute of the University of Tasmania. He obtained his PhD in Maritime Engineering and his Bachelor of Ocean Engineering at AMC. He also has a [...]
I am a Team Leader and Senior Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO Environment, leading a broad range of projects with applications in conservation and sustainable use. My work includes a of portfolio of projects on assessment and prediction of biodiversity, [...]
Jonathan has a strong drive for technology commercialisation and renewable energy. He brings this drive to Carnegie Clean Energy and has led the company as CEO since 2018. Motivated by a deep commitment to sustainability and equipped with technical expertise, [...]
Hugh Wolgamot works on offshore hydrodynamics and wave-structure interaction problems, with application to offshore renewable energy (wave and floating wind). He has been working on wave energy since commencing his doctorate, received from the University of Oxford in 2014. Since [...]
Shane Whalley is a seasoned project manager with extensive experience in hydrogen infrastructure and clean energy deployment. With a career spanning multiple high-profile installations, Shane has been instrumental in advancing the hydrogen economy across Australia. In his role at BOC, [...]
Kim is the Director - Future Industries and Communication, in Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania, which is part of the Department of State Growth. Kim has worked in this newly created role for 8 months, and is enjoying working [...]
Christophe is an offshore geotechnical engineer and scientist with a focus on supporting and developing marine renewable energy using multidisciplinary approaches. Christophe has held several leadership roles, including Head of the Oceans Graduate School, Director of the National Geotechnical Centrifuge [...]
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